Tributes paid to Ram Mohan Roy, the great Indian social reformer

BRISTOL: Keeping with tradition going back more than 180 years, the city of Bristol paid tributes to the legacy of Indian social reformer Ram Mohan Roy, who died of meningitis in this city on September 27, 1833.

Standing in the shadow of the historic tomb in the Arnos Vale Cemetery, built in his memory by hi said eD war kan a th Tag ore, visitors gathered to remember the life and times of the leader considered the maker of modern India.

Lord Mayor of Bristol Lesley Alexander, who attended the event in traditional attire, said the city cherished its links with Roy, whose life-size statue was installed in the city centre in 1997.

“Just an indicator of the Raj a’ s contribution to Bristol is his statue overlooking College Green in the Bristol city centre,” Alexander said.

Roy’ s tom bin Bristol has been an important centre for many visitors from India over the decades. The tomb — designed and built between 1842 and 1844 — has become a prominent symbol of the cemetery. The canopy is a faithful replica of a Bengali “chattri” ora funeral monument.